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AD #4350 - Ford Names New Truck Fathom; GM to Ship China Buicks Overseas; Honda Taps Tata for New Platform Aug 06, 2026

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- Ford Names New EV Truck Fathom - Value of OTA Market Will Quadruple - GM to Ship China-Made Buicks Overseas - U.S. Dealer Group Calls for China Ban - Honda Still Recovering from Earthquake - Honda Taps Tata for New Platform - Mercedes Removes Axial Motors for Cheaper Version

AD #4349 - Three Chinese Automakers Crack Global Top Ten; BYD PHEV Can Run on Ethanol; U.S. Car Sales Dip 1.4% In July Aug 05, 2026

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- Three Chinese Automakers Crack Global Top Ten - General Motors Extends SAIC Joint-Venture - U.S. Car Sales Dip 1.4% In July - BYD PHEV Can Run on Ethanol - Honda Revenue Soars Despite Plummeting Asian Sales - Lucid Cuts Shifts and Delays New SUV Launch - Uber Profit Surges but Misses Market Expectations - Geely Wins Top Honors for Chassis Innovation - Koenigsegg Debuts 800-HP Raxial Flux Motor

AD #4348 - Digital Age? Smart Goes Old-School w/ New Ads; UAW's Likely Demands; Australia Going EV Crazy Aug 04, 2026

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- Toyota Benefits from Weak Yen - Commercial Vehicle Sales Up in Europe - UAW's Likely Bargaining Demands - Shallow Danube Shuts Down Ford and Dacia - Problems with Tesla's FSD Lite? - Australia Going EV Crazy - German Defense Company Hires Autoworkers - Magna Makes eDrive Deal with Chery - Smart's Unique Ad Campaign for New #2

AD #4347 - Yen Crisis Helps Japanese OEMs; CATL Now 3rd Largest Global Auto Supplier; Mahle Turns to Sheep for Cabin Filters Aug 03, 2026

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- Nissan Turns Corner, Posts Net Profit - Mitsubishi Improves Finances - Yen Crisis Helps Japanese OEMs - CATL Now 3rd Largest Global Auto Supplier - American Rheinmetall Gets U.S. Army AV Contract - Jetta Brand Moves Away from VW’s Styling - Hybrids Power Honda, Hyundai and Kia Sales - Mahle Turns to Sheep for Cabin Filters

AD #4346 - Tesla Denies China Business Sale Plan Report; Zoox Wins Approval for Paid Robotaxi Rides; U.S. Lacks Key Battery Manufacturing Te Jul 31, 2026

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- Tesla Denies Rumored China Business Sale Plan - Analyst Predicts Big Stock Rally for Ford - Toyota Creates New Units to Fast-Track Reforms - Chinese Automakers Capture 23% Of Brazil Market - Zoox Wins Approval for Paid Driverless Robotaxi Rides - Momenta Gets Germany Approval for L4 Testing - Over 70% Of Chinese Cars Feature ADAS - China Faces Severe Talent Shortage for AV Engineers - Rivian Narrowed Losses Despite Massive Negative Cash Flow - Expert Warns U.S. Lacks Key Battery Manufacturing Tech

AD #4345 - Buyers Seeking Low-Tech Cars; Truck Destination Charges Up Sharply; VW's VTOL Program a Secret Fiasco Jul 30, 2026

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- Factorial and SK On Form Solid-State Battery Partnership - Buyers Seeking Low-Tech Cars - Fewer U.S. Car Buyers are Leasing - VW's VTOL Program a Secret Fiasco - Truck Destination Charges Up Sharply - China Overtaking Australia - Xiaomi's New Brand Focuses on Passengers - China EREVs Get Extended Oil Change Intervals - China Cracks Down on Blue Lights for Automation - Stellantis Seeing Slow Turnaround

AD #4344 - Lucid Stock Up 24% On Big Investment; Mahle’s Hydrogen ICE Tech; Chinese Co to Make 300,000 Axial Flux Motors Jul 29, 2026

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- Lucid Stock Up 24% On Big Investment - Ford Q2: Investors Like What They’re Hearing - Earthquake Shuts Some Japan Production - Nissan and Honda to Share Software Development - Audi’s Giant Q9 SUV - BMW To Axe Another 8,000 Jobs - Audi Workers Protest Plant Closing - Chinese Co to Make 300,000 Axial Flux Motors - Mahle’s Hydrogen ICE Tech

AD #4343 - U.S. Defense Department Wants Auto Execs; IIHS: Waymo AVs Safer Than Humans; GM Hosts Trump in Michigan Jul 28, 2026

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- IIHS: Waymo AVs Safer Than Humans - Ford Goes After Military Contracts - EU OEMs Go After Military Contracts, Too - U.S. War Department Wants Auto Execs - Stellantis Dumps Free2Move - BMW To Make EV Batteries In-House - VW Wants to Split Battery Investment with Gotion - Mercedes Earnings Surprise and Disappoint - GM Hosts Trump in Michigan

AD #4342 - Why Penske Automotive Wants to Go Private; VW Engineers Made Killing on Insider Trading; Waymo To Uber: Get Lost Jul 27, 2026

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- Why Penske Automotive Wants to Go Private - VW Demands Tariffs on Chinese PHEVs - Audi Sinks Even Further - Old Visteon Compared to Today - VW Engineers Made Killing on Insider Trading - Waymo To Uber: Get Lost - Toyota, Volvo, Daimler Team Up on FCEV Trucks

AD #4341 - VW Profit Margin Drops Below 2%; Tesla Shorts Made $4 Billion Yesterday; Cadillac F1 Investor Faces SEC Investigation Jul 24, 2026

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- VW Profit Margin Drops Below 2% - CATL Profit Shoots Up 42% - Tesla Shorts Made $4 Billion Yesterday - France Turns Up Its Nose to FSD - Porsche To Ax 5,000 More Jobs - Trump’s New Tariffs Won’t Affect Autos - Cadillac F1 Investor Faces SEC Investigation - Hyundai Forms Bi-Directional Charging Business Unit - Massachusetts Pays for V2G - Volvo EX60 Gets 330 Mile Rating

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